ESP vs Super Movitel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ESP
Track South Africa's loadshedding schedules with accurate, real-time notifications for your specific area. Connect with neighbors in local community chats to discuss power outages, local faults, and other neighborhood happenings.
- Accurate loadshedding schedules by suburb
- Real-time push notifications
- Local community chat groups
- Report local issues (power, water, etc.)
- Follow multiple areas
- Neighbor-to-neighbor communication
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Whole street dark? Water off again? Wifi down? ESP (previously EskomSePush) shows live power, water and internet outages in your suburb, reported by the neighbours living through them. Then you can talk to them about it. Free, made in South Africa, and used by millions. IS IT JUST ME? Open ESP and know in seconds. Every area you follow shows the live status of power, water and internet, built from your neighbours' reports. - Check in with one tap: "Mine's off" or "I have power" - Watch it happen on a 24-hour chart of off and on reports - Read a short summary of what's going on while it lasts - See the moment it starts coming back on TALK TO YOUR AREA Every area has its own chats for power, water, internet and Ask my street. Post a photo of the burst pipe, ask who else heard the bang, find a plumber, return a lost dog. - Message people near you. They get a request first and decide whether to chat - Add a profile photo so the neighbours know who's who - Sign in with WhatsApp, Apple, Google or email STILL THE LOADSHEDDING APP Nobody wants it back. If it comes, ESP is ready. - Schedules for your actual suburb, not a block number - The famous 55-minute heads-up, so the kettle's on in time - Home, work, school and the folks, all in one list WEATHER FOR YOUR STREET Current conditions, the next 24 hours, a 14-day outlook and weather warnings for every area you follow. ALERTS ON YOUR TERMS Choose which chats notify you and for how long: 8 hours, 24 hours or always. Mute the noisy ones, keep the ones that matter. ESP SUPPORTER ESP is free. Become a Supporter to remove ads, add the home screen widget with your area's status and schedule, and get a supporter badge in chat. All of South Africa, suburb by suburb. Building something? The ESP Business API puts the same outage and schedule data in your product. More at esp.info Terms of use: https://esp.info/terms Privacy policy: https://esp.info/privacy ESP is independent and not affiliated with Eskom or any municipality.
Super Movitel
Manage your mobile accounts, pay bills, and explore data packages. This app offers self-service features, package registration, and access to various entertainment options. It's designed for all Movitel clients to handle their digital needs conveniently.
- Account management
- Bill payment
- Data and voice package registration
- Balance transfer
- Store locator
- Entertainment features
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Super Movitel - new updated facility for your all digital needs Manage your accounts on the go, anywhere, anytime. Super Movitel prioritizes your experience and offers the best advantages: - Self-service and management features: check mobile number, balance, transaction history, service status, recharge number, pay Fixed Internet (FTTH) bills and other services, transfer balance, find nearest stores, contact Customer Line and more. - Register all available data, voice and SMS packages, promotions and VAS. Register the unique Infinite Packages promotion by choosing the amount of Minutes, MB, SMS and their validity. - Entertainment: have fun with Wheel of Fortune, Super Goal, My Clip, My Beat, MovTV, Millionaire, and more. Super Movitel is available for all Movitel clients in Portuguese and English, and it is Free to use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ESP at 85% against Super Movitel's 0%. ESP also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). Super Movitel's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. ESP sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Super Movitel asks for nothing beyond the download.
ESP holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ESP has 4.5K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of ESP's written reviews are positive against 0% of Super Movitel's.
ESP ships an update every 2 days, Super Movitel every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ESP | Super Movitel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.5K ratings) — better | 4.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.5K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WELLWELLWELL | Movitel SA |
Customer experience
ESP
Super Movitel
Bugs and requests
ESP
Reported bugs
3 issues- Schedules not updating in real-time
- Notifications not working as expected
- Certain areas/suburbs disappearing from the app
Requested features
4 requests- Add calendar integration for schedule planning
- Improve user interface and layout
- Provide more detailed historical data
- Enable location services for automatic area detection
Super Movitel
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ESP
- Pay Monthly$1.991 Month
- Pay Yearly$19.991 Year
Super Movitel
No in-app purchases
